【大家说英语】 第149期:聊什么话题
英语课
Lesson 4 Small Talk 第四课 闲聊
April 8 4月8日
What Can I Talk About? 聊什么话题？
Read it! 读读看！
Lucky 1 Taylor gets to interview 2 the governor 3. 幸运的泰乐得以访问州长，
Taylor will ask her about education 4. 泰乐将会问她教育方面的议题。
Taylor will also go to a party for the governor. 泰乐也会参加一场为州长举办的派对，
But Taylor is not good at making small talk. 可是泰乐不善于聊天。
She can talk about the weather. 她可以聊天气，
What other topics 6 can she talk about? 她还可以聊哪些话题？
Abby helps her. 雅碧帮助她，
She also tells her to look for friendly 7 people to talk to. 并且告诉她可以找友善的对象聊天。
Conversation 8 A 会话A
Abby, did 9 you hear the news 10? 雅碧，妳有没有听到消息？
What news, Taylor? 泰乐，什么消息呀？
The governor is coming to town on April 21! 州长在四月二十一日要到城里来！
That's great! 那太好了！
She's a good governor. Everyone likes her. 她是位很好的州长， 大家都喜欢她。
And I get to interview her. 我还能访问她呢。
Lucky you! 妳真幸运！
What will you interview her about? 妳要访问她什么议题？
I'll ask her about her ideas to improve 11 education. 我会问她对于改善教育有什么想法。
Good idea. People are interested 12 in that. 好主意， 这是民众感兴趣的议题。
Conversation B 会话B
But I'm worried 13 about one thing. 可是我担心一件事。
What's that? 什么事？
There is a party for the governor on Tuesday evening. 星期二晚上有一场为州长举办的派对，
I'm invited 14. But I won't know anyone 15 there. 我获得了邀请， 可是我在派对上什么人都不认识。
So? Just make conversation with people. 那又怎么样？找人交谈就好了啊。
How? I'm not very good at small talk. 怎么交谈？我不是很擅长聊天。
I can never think of anything to talk about but the weather. 除了天气之外，我总是想不出有什么话题可以聊。
That's a good topic 5. 那是个不错的话题啊。
But it gets boring 16 really fast. 可是很快就会让人觉得无聊了。
Conversation C 会话C
You need to plan 17 ahead 18. 妳需要事先规划，
Make a list of some topics to talk about. 列出一些可以谈论的话题。
Like what? 例如什么？
Well, first, always tell people your name. 这个嘛，首先一定要向别人介绍妳自己的名字，
Then ask, "Where are you from?" 请问你是哪里人？
Then you can talk about their city. 这样妳就可以聊对方的城市。
That's a good idea. 这主意不错。
Who should I talk to? 我该找什么人聊？
When you walk into a room, look for friendly people. 妳走进一个房间的时候，记得找看起来友善的人。
OK. I can look for friendly faces. 好，我可以找些友善的脸庞。
n.面谈，访问，接见；v.接见，会谈
- I have an interview this afternoon.我今天下午有面试。
- We'll do the interview tomorrow.我们明天再做访问吧。
n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)
- The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
- He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
n.教育；培养
- He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
- We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。
题目，主题
- Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others. 不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
- He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candour. 他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
n.谈话，交谈
- Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
- We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。
v.动词do的过去式
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
v.改良，改善，增进，提高
- You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
- I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。
adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)
- to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
- I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的
- He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
- He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。
v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致
- He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
- They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。
pron.(=everybody)任何人
- Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
- Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？
n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲
- What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
- I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。
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